April 24, 2024

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Legendary NYC rapper Kangol Kid of UTFO dead at 55

Kangol Child, a member of iconic New York Metropolis hip-hop group UTFO, died on Saturday at the age of 55 immediately after a battle with colon most cancers.

The Brooklyn-born rapper, whose real identify is Shaun Shiller Fequiere, died peacefully all around 3 a.m. on Saturday at a clinic in Manhasset, New York, 10 months immediately after he was initially diagnosed, according to a statement from his spouse and children. 

As 1 of the 4 users of UTFO, or Untouchable Force Business, Child left his mark on the early days of business hip-hop with 1980s hits this sort of as the remarkably influential “Roxanne, Roxanne” and “Ya Cold Wanna Be With Me.”

Identified for constantly sporting his popular Kangol headwear, Child was also recognized for assisting elevate consciousness for most cancers both of those just before and just after his most cancers analysis by the Mama Luke Basis.

Kangol Kid performs at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill.
Kangol Child performs at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill.
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Doctor Ice, Mix Master Ice and Kangol Kid (right) from U.T.F.O. poses backstage at the U.I.C. Pavilion in Chicago, Ill. in January 1986.
Medical doctor Ice, Mix Master Ice and Kangol Child (correct) from U.T.F.O. poses backstage at the U.I.C. Pavilion in Chicago, Ill. in January 1986.
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